Everything authors need to know before submitting to Practical Science Press, including submission steps, article types, open access policy, and author rights.
Practical Science Press offers authors a rigorous, transparent, and author-friendly publication experience. Across our Gold Open Access journals, your work reaches readers without paywalls — maximising visibility, citation potential, and real-world impact from the moment of publication.
Manuscripts are submitted online through your author account. Before submitting, please ensure you have read the Author Guidelines and Manuscript Preparation pages in full.
| Step | Action |
|---|---|
| 1 | Check that your work falls within the journal's Aims & Scope |
| 2 | Read the Author Guidelines and select the appropriate article type |
| 3 | Prepare your manuscript according to the Manuscript Preparation guidelines |
| 4 | Complete the relevant reporting guideline checklist for your field, if one applies (see your journal's Author Guidelines) |
| 5 | Draft your cover letter |
| 6 | Register or sign in to your author account on the Submission Portal and upload your manuscript there |
If you run into trouble registering, or would prefer to submit by email, contact weopenaccess@gmail.com.
We welcome a range of article formats to accommodate different research outputs:
Exact article types, word limits, and abstract requirements vary by journal and are detailed on each journal's Aims & Scope and Author Guidelines pages.
All articles are published immediately and permanently open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence. No subscription fee is ever charged to readers.
All APCs are fully waived for manuscripts accepted before 1 January 2027. Authors whose manuscripts are accepted before that date pay nothing to publish. From 1 January 2027 onwards, a structured APC schedule will apply, with discounts and full waivers available for authors from low- and middle-income countries. Rates will be confirmed and announced in advance of implementation.
For full details, see our Article Processing Charges page.
We actively encourage authors to post preprints prior to or concurrent with submission. Preprint posting does not affect eligibility for submission or the editorial assessment process. Please disclose the existence of a preprint in your cover letter and provide the preprint server name and any associated identifier.
Following acceptance, authors will be asked to prepare the final version of their manuscript using the journal's formatting template. The formatted manuscript will be reviewed and confirmed with the corresponding author before publication. Authors are asked to respond to any outstanding queries within 48 hours to avoid delays in publication.
DOI registration is planned to commence within the journal's first year of publication. Articles published prior to DOI registration will be assigned DOIs retrospectively once registration is in place.
For all author enquiries, please contact the editorial office at weopenaccess@gmail.com. Please include your manuscript title and submission date in all correspondence.